Blasi, et al. v. Bruin E&P Partners, et al.
Docket No. 20200327
Oral Argument:
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 2:45 PM
Docket Info
- Title
- David A. Blasi and Paula J. Blasi, as Trustees
of the Blasi Living Trust, on behalf of themselves
and a class of similarly situated persons, Plaintiffs
v.
Bruin E&P Partners, LLC and Bruin E&P Operating, LLC, Defendants - Case Type
- CIVIL CERTIFIED QUESTION : CERTIFIED QUESTION OF LAW (Civil)
- Appeal From
-
Case No. 3:20-cv-00085
2021 ND 86959 N.W.2d 872
Oral Argument
4/6/2021
Highlight
The following royalty provision in an oil and gas lease unambiguously establishes a royalty valuation point at the well:
Lessee covenants and agrees:
To deliver to the credit of the lessor, free of cost, in the pipeline to which lessee may connect wells on said land, the equal [fractional] part of all oil produced and saved from the leased premises.
Briefs
| Filing Date | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 01/11/2021 | PLAINTIFF BRIEF | View |
| 01/22/2021 | AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF (WHITE RIVER ROYALTIES, LLC AND SARA CAMMACK) | View |
| 02/22/2021 | AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF (NORTH DAKOTA PETROLEUM COUNCIL) | View |
| 02/22/2021 | DEFENDANT BRIEF (Bruin E&P Partners, LLC, Bruin E&P Operating, LLC, & Kraken Development III LLC) | View |
| 02/22/2021 | DEFENDANT BRIEF (Lime Rock Resources, et al. & EOG Resources, Inc.) | View |
| 02/22/2021 | DEFENDANT BRIEF (Continental Resources, Inc.) | View |
| 02/25/2021 | AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF (American Petroleum Institute) | View |
| 02/22/2021 | AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF (HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC)(non-sub corrections dated 2/26/21) | View |
| 03/23/2021 | PLANTIFF'S REPLY BRIEF (Blasi) | View |
Counsel
| Party | Type | Name |
|---|---|---|
| PLAINTIFF | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Kyle Gene Pender - 06300 |
| PLAINTIFF | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Michael Scott Montgomery - 05089 |
| DEFENDANT | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Paul Jonathan Forster - 07398 |
| AMICUS CURIAE | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Joshua Allen Swanson - 06788 |
| PLAINTIFF | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Not Licensed in ND - 00002 |
| DEFENDANT | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Not Licensed in ND - 00002 |
| AMICUS CURIAE | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Not Licensed in ND - 00002 |
| PLAINTIFF | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Not Licensed in ND - 00002 |
| PLAINTIFF | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Not Licensed in ND - 00002 |
| PLAINTIFF | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Not Licensed in ND - 00002 |
| AMICUS CURIAE | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Mitchell D Armstrong - 05892 |
| DEFENDANT | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Robin Wade Forward - 05324 |
| AMICUS CURIAE | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Zachary Evan Pelham - 05904 |
| AMICUS CURIAE | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Not Licensed in ND - 00002 |
| AMICUS CURIAE | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Jacob Scott Janoe - 07461 |
| AMICUS CURIAE | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Not Licensed in ND - 00002 |
| AMICUS CURIAE | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Not Licensed in ND - 00002 |
| AMICUS CURIAE | PRIVATE PRACTICE | Not Licensed in ND - 00002 |
(Note: Attachments may not be available for recently filed cases and/or confidential documents.)
| Seq. # | Filing Date | Description | Attachment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11/30/2020 | CERTIFICATION ORDER (and docket sheet) | View |
| 2 | 11/30/2020 | PLAINTIFF BRIEF DUE : 01/11/2021 | |
| 3 | 12/02/2020 | ANNOUNCED DISQUALIFICATION (20200330) : VandeWalle, Gerald W. | |
| 4 | 12/07/2020 | Rec'd $312.50 filing fee from Defendants | |
| 5 | 12/15/2020 | Rec'd $312.50 filing fee from Plaintiffs | |
| 6 | 12/15/2020 | MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION - REX A. SHARP | |
| 7 | 12/21/2020 | ACTION BY CLERK - Granted | |
| 8 | 01/08/2021 | MOTION TO DECLINE TO ANSWER CERTIFIED QUESTION BY PLAINITFFS/APPELLANTS - RspDue : 01/22/2021 | |
| 9 | 01/11/2021 | PLAINTIFF BRIEF | View |
| 10 | 01/11/2021 | PLAINTIFF APPENDIX | |
| 11 | 01/11/2021 | MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION - MATTHEW SALZMAN | |
| 12 | 01/11/2021 | DEFENDANT BRIEF DUE : 02/10/2021 | |
| 13 | 01/11/2021 | Non-Compliant Amicas Curiae Brief rec'd; revised ACB filed 1/22/21 | |
| 14 | 01/14/2021 | ACTION BY CLERK (MATTHEW SALZMAN PRO HAC ADMISSION) - Granted | |
| 15 | 01/15/2021 | Rec'd 5 copies of PLB & 4 copies of ATA from CSD | |
| 16 | 01/20/2021 | Rec'd $10.50 e-filing surcharge (Receipt #28055) | |
| 17 | 01/14/2021 | MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION - CHARLES T. SCHIMMEL | |
| 18 | 01/14/2021 | MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION - ISAAC L. DIEL | |
| 19 | 01/14/2021 | MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION - GREGORY M. BENTZ | |
| 20 | 01/21/2021 | ACTION BY CLERK - Granted | |
| 21 | 01/21/2021 | ACTION BY CLERK - Granted | |
| 22 | 01/21/2021 | ACTION BY CLERK | |
| 23 | 01/22/2021 | Response Filed to Motion to Decline to answer Certified Question - Bruin and Kraken | |
| 24 | 01/22/2021 | Response Filed to Motion to Decline to answer Certified Question - Lime Rock | |
| 25 | 01/22/2021 | Response Filed to Motion to Decline to answer Certified Question - EOG | |
| 26 | 01/22/2021 | Response Filed to Motion to Decline to answer Certified Question - Continental | |
| 27 | 01/22/2021 | MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION - GEORGE A. BARTON | |
| 28 | 01/22/2021 | ACTION BY CLERK - Granted | |
| 29 | 01/25/2021 | Rec'd e-filing surcharge $0.50 from Bruin and Kraken | |
| 30 | 01/22/2021 | MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF BY WHITE RIVER ROYALTIES, LLC & SARA CAMMACK | |
| 31 | 01/22/2021 | ACTION BY CLERK - Granted | |
| 32 | 01/22/2021 | AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF (WHITE RIVER ROYALTIES, LLC AND SARA CAMMACK) | View |
| 33 | 01/26/2021 | Rec'd non-substantive corrections to ACB | |
| 34 | 01/27/2021 | MOT. EXT/TIME DEFENDANT BRIEF | |
| 35 | 01/27/2021 | ACTION BY CLERK - Granted : 02/22/2021 | |
| 36 | 01/27/2021 | ACTION BY CLERK (MOTION FOR PRO HAC - BENTZ) | |
| 37 | 01/27/2021 | Motion to Decline to Answer Certified Question at this Time To Be Considered With the Merits | |
| 38 | 02/08/2021 | Rec'd 5 copies of ACB from CSD | |
| 39 | 02/22/2021 | MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AMICAS CURIAE BRIEF BY NORTH DAKOTA PETROLEUM COUNCIL | |
| 40 | 02/22/2021 | ACTION BY CLERK (NDPC AMICAS) - Granted | |
| 41 | 02/22/2021 | AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF (NORTH DAKOTA PETROLEUM COUNCIL) | View |
| 42 | 02/22/2021 | DEFENDANT BRIEF (Bruin E&P Partners, LLC, Bruin E&P Operating, LLC, & Kraken Development III LLC) | View |
| 43 | 02/22/2021 | DEFENDANT APPENDIX (Bruin E&P Partners, LLC, Bruin E&P Operating, LLC, & Kraken Development III LLC | |
| 44 | 02/22/2021 | Oral Argument Request by Defendant (Bruin E&P Partners, LLC, et al., & Kraken Development III LLC) | |
| 45 | 02/22/2021 | DEFENDANT BRIEF (Lime Rock Resources, et al. & EOG Resources, Inc.) | View |
| 46 | 02/22/2021 | Oral Argument Request by Defendant (Lime Rock Resources, et al. & EOG Resources, Inc.) | |
| 47 | 02/22/2021 | DEFENDANT BRIEF (Continental Resources, Inc.) | View |
| 48 | 02/22/2021 | Oral Argument Request by Defendant (Continental Resources, Inc.) | |
| 49 | 02/22/2021 | MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION - BRUCE A. KRAMER | |
| 50 | 02/22/2021 | ACTION BY CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK | |
| 51 | 02/22/2021 | MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AMICAS CURIAE BRIEF BY AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE | |
| 52 | 02/22/2021 | ACTION BY CLERK (API AMICAS CURIAE) - Granted | |
| 53 | 02/25/2021 | AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF (American Petroleum Institute) | View |
| 54 | 02/22/2021 | MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION - JASON A. NEWMAN | |
| 55 | 02/22/2021 | ACTION BY CLERK - Granted | |
| 56 | 02/22/2021 | MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION - LAURA SHOEMAKER | |
| 57 | 02/22/2021 | ACTION BY CLERK - Granted | |
| 58 | 02/22/2021 | MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION - MACEY REASONER STOKES | |
| 59 | 02/22/2021 | ACTION BY CLERK - Granted | |
| 60 | 02/22/2021 | MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AMICAS CURIAE BRIEF BY HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC | |
| 61 | 02/22/2021 | ACTION BY CLERK - Granted | |
| 62 | 02/22/2021 | AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF (HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC)(non-sub corrections dated 2/26/21) | View |
| 63 | 02/26/2021 | Rec'd non-substantive corrections to ACB (Hess Bakken) | |
| 64 | 03/01/2021 | Rec'd 5 copies of DTB & Appendix from CSD (Bruin/Kraken) | |
| 65 | 03/01/2021 | Rec'd 5 copies of DTB from CSD (Lime Rock) | |
| 66 | 03/01/2021 | Rec'd 5 copies of ACB from CSD (NDPC) | |
| 67 | 03/01/2021 | Rec'd 5 copies of ACB from CSD (API) | |
| 68 | 03/01/2021 | Rec'd 5 copies of DTB from CSD (Continental) | |
| 69 | 03/01/2021 | Rec'd non-substantive corrections to DTB (Bruin E&P Partners, et. al.)(Table of Authorities) | |
| 70 | 03/02/2021 | Rec's 5 copies of ACB from CSD? (HESS BAKKEN INVESTMENTS II, LLC) | |
| 71 | 03/04/2021 | MOT. EXT/TIME REPLY BRIEF | |
| 72 | 03/04/2021 | ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE (21 extra pages granted for RYB) - Granted : 03/23/2021 | |
| 73 | 03/23/2021 | NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT SENT | |
| 74 | 03/23/2021 | PLANTIFF'S REPLY BRIEF (Blasi) | View |
| 75 | 03/24/2021 | Rec'd 5 copies of RYB from CSD | |
| 76 | 03/26/2021 | SITTING WITH THE COURT : Nelson, David W. | |
| 77 | 03/26/2021 | MOTION FOR ADDITIONAL ORAL ARGUMENT TIME BY APPELLEES | |
| 78 | 03/26/2021 | Response Filed to MOTION FOR ADDITIONAL ORAL ARGUMENT TIME BY APPELLEES | |
| 79 | 03/27/2021 | ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE - Granted | |
| 80 | 04/06/2021 | APPEARANCES: Rex A. Sharp; Michael Montgomery; Isaac L. Diel; Charles T. Shimmel; Gregory M. Bentz | |
| 81 | 04/06/2021 | Matthew J. Salzman; Robin W. Forward/Daniel Donovan; Paul J. Forster; Ragan Narseh | |
| 82 | 04/06/2021 | Daniel M. McClure; Rebecca J. Cole/Jeffrey C. King; Ronald H. McLean; Elizabeth L. Tiblets | |
| 83 | 04/06/2021 | ARGUED: Rex A. Sharp/Matthew J. Salzman/Daniel Donovan/Jeffrey C. King | |
| 84 | 04/06/2021 | ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST | |
| 85 | 05/20/2021 | DISPOSITION | |
| 86 | 05/20/2021 | SPLIT OPINION : Jensen, Jon J. | View |
| 87 | 05/20/2021 | Dissent : Nelson, David W. | |
| 88 | 05/20/2021 | By Order of the Court, costs to neither party | |
| 89 | 05/20/2021 | Judgment | |
| 90 | 06/11/2021 | File Closed |